MODULE 1:
INTRODUCTION
CONSTANTINE A' AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE BYZANTINE EMPIRE
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OBJECTIVES:
In this lesson we will learn:
For this lesson, you will have to (TASKS):
INTRODUCTION
CONSTANTINE A' AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE BYZANTINE EMPIRE
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OBJECTIVES:
In this lesson we will learn:
- Why Constantine decided to fund a new city at the East and make it his capital city?
- How and why Constantine was influenced by the Christians, what role did they play in his decisions'?
- Which innovative steps did Constantine A' attempt in order to support his declined Empire?
- What was Constantine's religional reformations?
- What is the Christogramma?
- What was Cyngretism?
For this lesson, you will have to (TASKS):
- Complete the PRELIMINARY TEST, before our lesson (optionally, you may have a look at wikipedia or do some google search for it).
- Watch all the SCREENCASTS 1 for our Unit 1.
- Read pages 7-10 from your Coursebook.
- Complete the two TESTS I've prepared for you, here on this site.
- Read the ARTICLES that are in the 'downloads' section bellow.
- Watch the DOCUMENTARIES that are in the 'downloads' section bellow.
- In the end of this Unit, write a short ESSAY on a selected topic, discuss it in the class, PUBLISH it on www.smore.com, WRITE at least one comment for your classmate's published essay.
- FOR ANY DIFFICULTIES WITH THE MATERIAL (on developing the essay or other), DON'T HESITATE TO CALL ME OR HAVE YOUR PARENTS CALL ME.